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First edition bound in orange cloth. A VG+ copy in a VG dust jacket. Soiling to the edges of the book's upper page block. The dust jacket has small tears to its corners. Small chip at the front panel's lower left corner. Its spine is mildly faded. Signed, inscribed and dated by Govier on the title page. The author's first novel.
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When Jennifer Beecham decides to call it quits with her philandering husband, she heads south to her grandparents' house, to discover her family's past. Through their memories, Jennifer is able to piece together the story of her ancestors. Beginning with a tale about an exiled Irishman who killed a priest, the history continues with Randall, the gambler who lost the family's fortune, and the rebellious Wilcox who joined the railroad the way another man might have joined the circus. Ambitious in scope, lucid and gripping, Random Descent is not only a history of one family, but also of western Canada.
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"Remarkable...Stunning." — Calgary Herald
"Govier's characters and their lives are so real that you hunger for more." — Ottawa Citizen
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- PublisherMacmillan of Canada
- Publication date1979
- ISBN 10 0770517196
- ISBN 13 9780770517199
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages228
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Random descent: A novel
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ISBN 13: 9780770517199
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Condition. Bright yellow binding with black author, title and publisher on spine. Signed and dated (Dec.1 1992) by the author on title page. 228pp. Content clean, bright and sound. No faults. Copy is in very good to fine condition in very good unclipped condition. This book may require additional postage. Photos available on request. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 003503
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ISBN 10: 0770517196
ISBN 13: 9780770517199
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